Chado Ralph Rucci’s Hand-Crafted Elegance

After several seasons of putting on intimate shows in their Soho showroom, design house Chado Ralph Rucci returned to a big space in Lincoln Center. The presentation touches stayed the same: as they have in past seasons, models walked a blindingly white runway against a mirrored backdrop.

The looks: Understated, hand-crafted couture of the likes rarely seen outside of Paris. A signature Chado touch is deconstructed tulle that has been shredded and then re-built into panels, and hand-applied ostrich feathers as accents.